Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.62% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	42.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3520M 19,660 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	59.4% Above average	Memory 78.8 1-Core 94.5 2-Core 170 67% 115 Pts	4-Core 233 8-Core 234 31% 234 Pts	64-Core 229 14% 229 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% HP(103C 179B) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4229 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.62% Terrible	Lighting 3.97 Reflection 3.35 Parallax 3.03 3% 3.45 fps	MRender 3.67 Gravity 2.53 Splatting 8.48 4% 4.89 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.62% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 42 24 61 140 84 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 404 Write 339 Mixed 225 SusWrite 93.4 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 16.1 4K Write 24.4 4K Mixed 14.6 56% 18.4 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 52.5 DQ Mixed 41.4 42% 69.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 56%
Generic SL64G SD Card 64GB 271 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 57GB free Firmware: 8.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 5 5.1 5 5.1 5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	3.25% Terrible	Read 5.5 Write 4.7 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 5 4% 4.97 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 1.5 275% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 3.25% Great: 27%
Samsung Flash Drive 64GB 8,748 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 60GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 18 18 17 18 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 32.3 Write 17.3 Mixed 18.5 SusWrite 18.3 27% 21.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.6 104% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x8GB 168,538 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.8% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 8.6 MC Mixed 8 25% 8.73 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 10.3 SC Mixed 8.8 27% 9.5 GB/s	Latency 82.8 48% 82.8 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 67%

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	1,215x
Radeon HD 7500MAMDBench 4%, 12,745 samples	172x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	9x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	46x
520 Series 180GBIntel $132Bench 72%, 14,258 samples	30x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	26x

RAM
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 28%, 12,200 samples	36x
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 13,765 samples	32x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	28x

Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $227

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16